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Wilmu

or

bruised

sassafras

bark,

one-quarter

pound

powdered

or

bruised

wintergreen

bark,

one-

quarter

pound

bruised

sarsaparilla

root,

one-

half

pint

yeast,

water

enough

to

fill

the

small

barrel.

Ferment

for

twelve

hours

and

bottle.

ROSE

WINE

Take

a

well-glazed

earthen

vessel

and

put

into

it

three

gallons

of

rose-water

drawn

with

a

cold

still.

Put

into

that a

sufficient

quantity

of

rose-leaves,

cover

it

close

and

set

it

for

an

hour

in

a

kettle

or

copper

of

hot

water,

to

take

out

the

whole

strength

and

tincture

of

the

roses;

and

when

cold

press

the

rose-leaves

hard

into

the

liquor,

and

steep

fresh

ones

in

it,

repeating

it

till

the

liquor

has

got

the

full

strength

of

the

roses.

To

every

gallon

of

the

liquor

put

three

pounds

of

loaf

sugar,

and

stir

it

well,

that

it

may

melt

and

disperse

in

every

part.

Then

put

in

a

cask

or

convenient

vessel

to

ferment,

and

put

in

a

piece

of

bread

toast

hard

and

covered

with

yeast.

Let

it

stand

for

thirty

days,

when

it

will

be

ripe

and

have

a

fine

flavor,

having

the

whole

scent

and

strength

of

the

roses

in

it,

and

it

may

be

greatly

improved

by

adding

wine

and

spices

to

it.

By

this

method

of

infusion,

wine

of

carnations,

clove

gilliflowers,

violets,

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